Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-07
.,r TO A CLOAKMAKERs.
L,,. Struggle of some Women ior d
an' living in Gotham.

Earning a newsglri WIN .tana at the
nO' a,rr;es stood at the coffee staho a' .no
Ens ',.Iyr terminus of the bridge' QUO
brOOn howlful of the penny SOUP ne!a
drama oto can for second cents
pu1 20 ,hsn started back across tne
NO,r TO New York again GOVERN
prOm o, a, her steaming breakfast win
she los n the shawl that was pinpeo
Ins ", noad TO keep it hot tor the wlnoy
over D' rl,o oonn was for her mother, so
va to,d me when ventured an INQUIRY
spo sno crossed the bridge ior IL every
auu aa,,sp she could buy nothing near
%! 49, that came at SO low price. her
OF nOH, ,vos a cloakmaker, she saio, ana
U"d no time TO cook or to come OUT upon
u %"street to buy. The promenade crossSu'
'He ,i..Io rewsQirl turned toward the
p' aroin and led me into narrow
"A'e. - me tenement district, just OIL
cou' - go, where she climbed an out
.,lo s,sircsss that took her INTO the a''io
r.,,,nb,a.d down wooden rookery weoReo
o. w u w.. ,ell brick buildings. Here IN
~, !, w. roo,n. possibly ter feet square. WHOSE
W. w, lignt came through the peeIlneu
oI,,! ~ n a small gable Wlndow opening
pa" me roof, / found fve women anu
~ .h,es naIf grown girls. None OF tneln
. LIE sufficiently clothed. Ibelr halr was
,,ncombpd. and so busy were tney thae
umUy' n eve was lifted at Inc opening
e,Ihe dnor. Three sewing machines were
GINNING at the top OF thelr speeu, anu
beans Of cloth stacked upon tne loor were
-eady for the needle. WoTh wac plen.y
feauS ~ ,,rseont so | was told, as the soup
JUS az osgt ~ swallowed; that was the one
Neo ,fort oitbe season. The spring trade
cxa.' oontnc on. the dry goods stores were
in% in ladies' Jackets aud wraps, and
go as nlenty to do. And what did
~ cet for doing it, l asked. One dol
We! ,or Garment that two OF them could
-" nto nv nsing every minute in f1fteen
Lnnrs work-50c, apiece, and out OF that
Sod to come rent the hire of the machine,
Ia moi and oil, as well as insurance on
.bo material each woman was working
o cT' Loaf fire in the tenement should bring
, In' on her task master. They said very
little TO me: they we're too busy. They
TorEed as il an invisible power stood be-
hind them and drove them on. They were
male and one OF them coughed. mat Is
Thet II means sometimes to be woman
In New York.
THE WEIGHT OF A GOWN.
What Is the normal weight of gown?
tasked the question of New York mod
iste this week, and with the aid OF the
scales she gave me the benefit of her eX-
nerience on the point. A black silk re-
reption costume that glittered with jet
seGuins was first put to the proof. Ii tipp-
ed the beam at thirty-fOur pounds. A
companion gown, like unto tine first but
rejoicing in train and vet more brilliant
with let. owned unblushingly to an
ayordupois OF forty nine pounds. lex
auined the mysteries of their oonstruc-
zion somewhat infinitely TO see where the
weight came in. 1t lay little In the
draperies, a little in the forest OF bones
and steels, to some extent in the balls of
Lad that were deliberately hung TO the
bodice and concealed about the skirt to
hold its intricacies in place, and most OF
all in the jet that made Of the whole array
full defensive panoply, bullet proof.
Next came the test of the walking dress.
A tailor gown OF fine wool, with killed
skirt but wholly without adventurous
trimmings, a very Cinderella Of Lentsn
robe, weighed twelve pounds. Fifteen,
seventeen and nineteen were the figures
Of three Others respectively. found moth
ing short often pounds weight. Nobody,
the modiste told me, ever complained Of
the weight Of dress. Women possess
Spartan nerves and Herculean strength.
There is no conceivable reason why a
walking gown need weigh more than from
fOurto eight pounds, making the utmost
allowance for the difference between
spring and winter grades. Women
waste labor enough to run the worlds
machinery.
EARLY PEACHES.
Peaches are in the market. never
came across them at this season before,
They are hot house, or rather temperate
house, forced and the trick is new one
OF the market men. They are not over
ABUNDANT and they are worth about 81
apiece. Strawberries have been on sale
ICr some weeks past and are a trifie
cheaper now than when first shown. They
may De mad, think, for about Acc. each.
ine tomato IS another delicacy OF the
season round, red and with plenty of
summer under its skin. | stopped in
'front.' Of Broadway frulterer's Yesterday.
Nithih an hour OF the Cherry street ex-
perlence, and saw couple of baskets of
strawDerries-they may have held fifteen
or twenty berries each and they were or
namented dalntily with ribbons-teken
put 10 ladys carriage by her footman
suu deposited carefully on the cush-
tvu. luis Is what it means sometimes to
- woman IN New York. Yet people
,Sm mat melodramas are popular
"niie hoWeils Is treated to seedlings. 1t
, udI9 iact That the sharpest of con-
Ihsts force themselves on, the sight
"s"s' ana mat with the great mass
vi humanity no school Of fiction or
" urama can support itself that does
Nv, Nv. recognize the so-called sensational.
Life. "o'u"'' experiences OF
IHE DIFFERENCE.
Inc son OF the house asked for an in
SVme ol MS own the other day. He got
~ me ne was at school; must make a prom
;nsuIe among his mates; he had his
NJ sa'luate expenses. The father made
I'm noeral allowance, 1t will be some
'Th tuV 70 come before he earns as much
il at rs 10 daughter in the family. She
$50, scnOol. She asked for half the sum
SLs"eu on her brother. She did not get i,
r. glrl. That makes a difference
h.. ene cannot see it. She will stick to
lTIr punt ana maybe in the end she will
sbs i que n a feminine philosophar r.
rlSb4 Il out 10, and her battle for equal
moi no., ~ whether it fills her pocket-book or
poIlt%otaiii o oeach her a little social and
on hinder ,bn. When, if ever. women will find
becomGi v uream or white wells are the only
tslG"aa,g ones: A woman with anv in.
Of corrso regard for her eyes. as a matter
seIert;se, wears no veil at ali. A CON.
il the cou., regard for ones complexion
ever. ana 1, th form ofIntelligen noe, how
soft eoio.s ms al least should dictate that
brighter t n set on pretty skins better than
plesssn, ones, while they lay less I'M